Merrick Garland on VoteMatch

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No opinion on topic 1: Abortion is a woman's unrestricted right (0 points on Social scale)	Record on abortion rights entirely blank: Neutral on topic 1
Favors topic 2: Legally require hiring women & minorities (-3 points on Economic scale)	Let civil rights plaintiffs receive appropriate day in Court: Favors topic 2
Opposes topic 3: Comfortable with same-sex marriage (-3 points on Social scale)	Spotty record on supporting LGBT protests and free speech: Opposes topic 3
No opinion on topic 4: Keep God in the public sphere (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 5: Expand ObamaCare (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 6: Privatize Social Security (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Strongly Opposes topic 7: Vouchers for school choice (-5 points on Economic scale)	Middle school reinforced my sense of community: Strongly Opposes topic 7 Middle school reinforced my sense of community: Strongly Opposes topic 7
Favors topic 8: Fight EPA regulatory over-reach (-3 points on Social scale)	Regulatory agency decides worker safety issues, not Congress: Strongly Favors topic 8 Supports EPA's anti-haze regulations: Opposes topic 8
Strongly Favors topic 9: Stricter punishment reduces crime (-5 points on Social scale)	Improve hate crime reporting; prioritize prosecutions: Favors topic 9 OpEd: deferential to police; lack of accountability: Favors topic 9 Critic: deferential to police, lack of accountability: Favors topic 9 Tends to defer to law enforcement, wartime executive power: Favors topic 9 Prosecuted terrorism as Justice Department official: Favors topic 9 Oversaw death penalty prosecution for Oklahoma City bombers: Strongly Favors topic 9
No opinion on topic 10: Absolute right to gun ownership (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 11: Higher taxes on the wealthy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 12: Pathway to citizenship for illegal aliens (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 13: Support & expand free trade (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
No opinion on topic 14: Support American Exceptionalism (0 points on Economic scale)	The rule of law is the foundation of our democracy: Favors topic 14 The rule of law is the foundation of our democracy: Favors topic 14 Let Abu Ghraib torture victims sue their torturers: Strongly Opposes topic 14
No opinion on topic 15: Expand the military (0 points on Social scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 16: Make voter registration easier (+2 points on Social scale)	Preference for open & transparent government, like FOIA: Favors topic 16
Opposes topic 17: Avoid foreign entanglements (-3 points on Social scale)	Judicial deference to wartime executive power: Opposes topic 17
No opinion on topic 18: Prioritize green energy (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)
Favors topic 19: Marijuana is a gateway drug (-3 points on Social scale)	Let DEA decide whether marijuana has any medical benefits: Favors topic 19
No opinion on topic 20: Stimulus better than market-led recovery (0 points on Economic scale)	(No votes on which to base response)

Merrick Garland is a Moderate Populist Conservative
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